Green Day does 'Working Class Hero'

Green Day has released a cover of John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero' - available starting today.

The band has this to say on their website:

"Working Class Hero" is available on iTunes today! Green Day will contribute a cover of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" to the forthcoming CD Instant Karma: The Campaign To Save Darfur, proceeds from which help support Amnesty International's campaign to focus attention on the urgent catastrophe in Darfur, Sudan. "Working Class Hero," which appears on Lennon's 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, is considered one of the former Beatle's most overtly political songs, with its themes of class and social alienation. Green Day will also shoot an accompanying video for the track.

The cover is really quite good; plus, the proceeds go to a good cause (good music, good karma, everyone's happy!). Normally I don't like Green Day's slower material, but the history of the song combined with Billie Joe's soulful vocals make for a memorable track.

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